Game Information
Casey Fields
Team Stats
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Disposals
- MELB 361
- 364 ADEL
-
Kicks
- MELB 202
- 189 ADEL
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Handballs
- MELB 159
- 175 ADEL
-
Free Kicks
- MELB 20
- 21 ADEL
-
Clearances
- MELB 34
- 36 ADEL
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Inside 50
- MELB 53
- 42 ADEL
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Tackles
- MELB 80
- 61 ADEL
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Hit-Outs
- MELB 26
- 55 ADEL
Score Worm
Game Leaders
Goals
38
M. Brown3 Goals
20
B. Crocker2 Goals
Disposals
3
C. Petracca38 Disposals
5
B. Crouch30 Disposals
Contested Possessions
3
C. Petracca27 Contested Possessions
43
R. O'Brien9 Contested Possessions
Scoring Plays
| fourth Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:05 |  | C. Petracca Goal | 103 - 70 |
| 22:25 | | M. Brown Goal | 97 - 70 |
| 21:56 | | M. Brown Behind | 91 - 70 |
| 20:59 |  | M. Poholke Behind | 90 - 70 |
| 19:35 | | T. Lynch Behind | 90 - 69 |
| 19:06 | | Rushed | 90 - 68 |
| 16:24 | | T. Sparrow Goal | 90 - 67 |
| 11:44 | | J. Viney Behind | 84 - 67 |
| 9:30 | | T. McDonald Goal | 83 - 67 |
| 3:01 | | A. vandenBerg Behind | 77 - 67 |
| 1:11 | | B. Crocker Goal | 76 - 67 |
| third Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 30:51 | | T. McDonald Behind | 76 - 61 |
| 28:35 | | B. Crouch Goal | 75 - 61 |
| 26:11 | | N. McHenry Behind | 75 - 55 |
| 24:23 | | T. McDonald Goal | 75 - 54 |
| 22:00 | | T. McDonald Goal | 69 - 54 |
| 19:37 | | C. Jones Goal | 63 - 54 |
| 18:25 | | N. Jones Goal | 63 - 48 |
| 16:32 | | N. Jones Goal | 57 - 48 |
| 13:08 | | E. Langdon Goal | 51 - 48 |
| 12:00 | | Rushed | 45 - 48 |
| 10:46 | | C. Spargo Behind | 45 - 47 |
| 9:50 | | C. Petracca Behind | 44 - 47 |
| 6:16 | | C. Petracca Goal | 43 - 47 |
| 1:03 | | R. Atkins Behind | 37 - 47 |
| second Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 29:27 | | S. McAdam Behind | 37 - 46 |
| 27:14 | | B. Davis Goal | 37 - 45 |
| 26:30 | | P. Wilson Behind | 37 - 39 |
| 24:45 | | C. Petracca Goal | 37 - 38 |
| 22:59 | | E. Himmelberg Goal | 31 - 38 |
| 20:54 | | J. Viney Behind | 31 - 32 |
| 17:44 | | K. Pickett Goal | 30 - 32 |
| 15:31 | | P. Wilson Goal | 24 - 32 |
| 13:30 | | M. Poholke Behind | 24 - 26 |
| 11:54 | | B. Davis Goal | 24 - 25 |
| 5:39 | | L. Murphy Goal | 24 - 19 |
| 0:53 | | B. Frampton Behind | 24 - 13 |
| first Quarter | |||
| Time | Team | Play | Score |
| 26:11 | | E. Langdon Behind | 24 - 12 |
| 24:25 | | M. Brown Behind | 23 - 12 |
| 20:56 | | M. Brown Goal | 22 - 12 |
| 18:49 | | B. Crocker Goal | 16 - 12 |
| 16:05 | | M. Brown Goal | 16 - 6 |
| 14:51 | | Rushed | 10 - 6 |
| 10:21 | | T. Stengle Goal | 9 - 6 |
| 8:27 | | A. Tomlinson Behind | 9 - 0 |
| 7:05 | | Rushed | 8 - 0 |
| 5:26 | | N. Jones Goal | 7 - 0 |
| 3:20 | | C. Salem Behind | 1 - 0 |
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2026 AFL Standings
| POS | Team | Pts. | % | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 FRE
|
56 | 148.2 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 SYD
|
48 | 135.7 | LWWWL |
| 3 |
 HAW
|
42 | 113.7 | WWLWW |
| 4 |
 GEEL
|
36 | 120.6 | WLLWL |
| 5 |
 BL
|
36 | 111.0 | LLWWW |
| 6 |
 ADEL
|
36 | 110.0 | LWWWL |
| 7 |
 MELB
|
36 | 104.2 | LLWWL |
| 8 |
 WB
|
36 | 92.8 | WWWLW |
| 9 |
 NMFC
|
32 | 92.2 | WLWWW |
| 10 |
 COLL
|
30 | 104.2 | WLLWW |
| 11 |
 SUNS
|
28 | 101.2 | LLLLL |
| 12 |
 CARL
|
28 | 95.6 | WWWWW |
| 13 |
 STK
|
24 | 100.6 | LLLWL |
| 14 |
 GWS
|
24 | 99.3 | WWLLL |
| 15 |
 PORT
|
20 | 100.9 | LWLLW |
| 16 |
 WCE
|
16 | 71.3 | LWLLL |
| 17 |
 RICH
|
8 | 61.8 | WLLLL |
| 18 |
 ESS
|
4 | 71.0 | LLLLL |